Pakistan Earthquake - 8 Oct 2005

The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered Kashmir) and in North West Frontier Province (NWFP). It occurred at 08:50:38 Pakistan Standard Time (03:50:37 UTC) on 8 October 2005. It registered a debatable 7.6 or 7.7 on the Richter scale making it similar in intensity to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, 1935 Quetta earthquake, and the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. As of 8 November, the government of Pakistan's official death toll was 79,000, while officials say nearly 1,400 people also died in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (Indian-administered Kashmir) and four people in Afghanistan. The severity of the damage caused by the quake is attributed to severe upthrust, coupled with poor construction.

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[Twebi989]

wow thats serious

[MrSarib]

ab bhee humaray dil naram na parain...ab bee humaray amaal theek na hoon...ab bhee humaray dilon main ik doosray k lea pyar na ho..ab bhee hum ik allah kee qudrat or us k jallal say dar k laraaz na jain...to hairat hai...

May allah bless all those who died, and astagfirullah.